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Software-Warranty Law
Raises Quality Concerns

LOOK AROUND at the conveniences of everyday life. Check out your car, your cell phone, maybe your wristwatch. Can you tell what's a computer and what's not?

That line is increasingly blurry. Computer chips and software have made their way into everything from treadmills to toasters. Now the Web is fueling the trend, giving us toys that can do new tricks after online upgrades and record albums that are sold in the form of computer...